Germantown Artists Roundtable

Muhsana Ali presents Portes et Passages du Retour, her life journey from Philadelphia to Africa
2020-02-08 14:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | October Gallery, 6353 Greene Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19144, United States
Portes et Passages du Retour is a Center for Art and Holistic Development in rural Senegal which was founded by the artist couple, Philadelphia-born, Muhsana Ali and Senegal-born, Amadou Kane Sy. The couple is presently in residence at October Gallery after a three month production period at the University of Pennsylvania’s Penn Museum, during which time they produced a permanent sculptural installation for the newly redesigned Africa Galleries, which opened in November.

Portes et Passages is sponsoring a dynamic program at the October Gallery for the month of February, Black History Month. We have no intention to limit ourselves to the shortest month – It is our goal that February will kick off a full year of continued events on the theme of Black History …and future.

Saturday, February 8, 2020
Muhsana Ali presents Portes et Passages du Retour, her life journey from Philadelphia to Africa. She will be interviewed by Valerie Anderson.

Muhsana Ali was born in Philadelphia, PA and currently lives in Senegal, West Africa. She holds a BFA degree and an MA in Art Education. Muhsana is a multi-talented artist who is skilled in painting, drawing and printmaking, but whose work covers a broad spectrum of mediums ranging from videography, photography, sculptural installation as well as large-scale murals and mosaics. Muhsana’s work is defined by her interest in the holistic evolution of human consciousness. She is concerned with injustice and oppression and how these can be transformed into higher forms of social interactions through art. Muhsana’s work has been primarily community-centered since her 1999 two-year exhibition project, Portes et Passages du Retour, which took place in an abandoned building assisted by a gang of homeless teens in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. Her vision grew in 2004 when, accompanied by artist Amadou Kane Sy, she co-founded a rural Center for Art and Holistic Development through their Senegal-based association, Portes et Passage du Retour. Muhsana’s work has been exhibited internationally and her community-driven projects have been conducted throughout the U.S. and Africa both individually as well as in collaboration with artist, Amadou Kane Sy. Muhsana is a recipient of numerous awards and honors including a Fulbright Fellowship and a Pew Fellowship in the Arts.

Valerie Anderson is a group facilitator, arts advocate, and social justice educator. She facilitates workshops that utilizes the arts to generate discussion, heal trauma, share identity, and bring about social change.
Since 2008 she is volunteer docent (tour guide) at the African American Museum in Philadelphia which allows her to increase her knowledge in black history, art, and culture. In 2014 she became the lead docent for the Church of the Advocate and its 14 black history murals that parallels the Bible and the black experience.
She has over 25 years as a Masters level social worker and her group facilitation skills include working with women, children, and families on a variety of topics and in a variety of settings.
She is a member of Green Street Friends Monthly Meeting since 2010 and in September 2019 became a Board Member of the Green Street Friends School.

Admission Free.
October Gallery 6353 Greene Street Philadelphia, PA 19144.

Portes et Passages
Saturday, February 8, 2020 2 to 5 PM.
October Gallery 6353 Greene Street Philadelphia, PA 19144.

Free Posters, Books and Artful items for all who attend.
Admission Free.

Music & Comedy Show at Germantown Expresso
2020-02-08 19:00 - 21:00 | Germantown Expresso Bar, 26 W. Maplewood Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19144, United States
Hosted by KIS entertainment

Behind the Scenes or Thirty Years a Slave in the White House-Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion
2020-02-09 13:30 - 15:30 | Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion, Tulepehocken & Greene Sts, Philadelphia, PA, 19144, United States
Behind the Scenes or Thirty Years a Slave
and Four in the White House
by Elizabeth Keckley
Join 19th-century bibliophile, Kate Howe, to discuss Elizabeth Keckley’s autobiography of her years as a dress designer and seamstress for Mary Todd Lincoln and other prominent Washington, D.C. women. After the publication of Behind the Scenes, Mary Todd Lincoln turned against Keckley, causing her to lose her prestigious clients. She died in poverty in 1907.
Sunday, February 9 at 1:30 pm
Cost: $15, free to anyone with 19144 zip code
Make reservations online at
https://ebenezermaxwellmansion.org/literary-parlor/
If you live in 19144 zip code, call 215-438-1861 for reservations

"The Pieces I Am" film about Toni Morrison at GFS
2020-02-09 14:00 - 17:00 | Germantown Friends School-Yarnell Auditorium, 31 West Coulter St, Philadelphia, PA, 19144, United States
Toni Morrison Film Screening RSVP Form

Join us as we recognize Black History Month with a Movie Screening of “Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am,” followed by a talk back conversation with Sonia Sanchez and Houston Alfred Baker Jr. and moderated by Erica Armstrong Dunbar ’90
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9
2-5 P.M.
(snow date of February 16)
At the Loeb Center
Sponsored by the Alumni of Color Initiative; the Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion;
the Multicultural Parents Alliance; and the Education Justice Club.

Your Information

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GFS Graduation Year

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Stevie and the Bluescasters at the Attic
2020-02-13 19:00 - 22:00 | Attic Brewery, 137 Berkeley Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19144, United States
“Few but mighty, Stevie and the Bluescasters demonstrate without a doubt that there IS such a thing as an intimate powerhouse! Just (but not merely!) a trio, their brand of deep-fried acoustic blues will rock your soul. From Stevie Nolan’s gutsy-yet-sweet vocalizing to her backdoor man Paul Nolan’s inventive, driving guitar to Seth Holzman’s spine-tingling harmonica (both unamplified and green-bulleted), this is a blues band with a no-nonsense take-no-prisoners craftsmanship and bone-deep conviction. Whatever your ills, the Bluescasters are your miracle cure. Wellness is just a Wild-Ox Moan away!”

(co-bill w/ Bethlehem and Sad Patrick)
Attic Brewing Co.
137 Berkeley Street
Philadelphia, PA 19144
Attic Brewing just opened and is a beautiful room and making fabulous beer!

www.atticbrewing.com
(247) 748-2495

Friday Night Rumba at Imperfect Gallery
2020-02-14 20:00 - 22:00 | PA
Friday Night Rumba

Friday, February 14, 2020
8:00 PM 11:00 PM

Rumbas happen every Friday (except for Fridays before an opening). They are gatherings of people of all ages and nationalities, united by their love of this Cuban tradition. We drum, sing, dance, share food and drinks. You may bring something to share!
A Rumba is not a performance, it’s an experience. Free and open to the public.
Contributions are appreciated

The Last Supper at iMPeRFeCT Gallery
2020-02-15 19:00 - 22:00 | Imperfect Gallery on Gtn Avenue, 5539 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19144, United States
The Last Supper

Saturday, February 15, 2020
7:00 PM 10:00 PM

We close our exhibits with this fundraiser that helps us cover some of the costs of running the gallery. Please join us and support our work, meet some new friends and share a delicious feast at our long table, surrounded by art… More info soon.

Musicians Gathering #44 at Rittenhouse Soundworks
2020-02-16 19:00 - 21:00 | Rittenhouse Soundworks Studios, 219 W. Rittenhouse St, Philadelphia, PA, 19144, United States
FEB16

Musicians gathering #4

Nicholas Krolak
Bassist Nicholas Krolak is a young veteran of the Philadelphia jazz scene. He has spent the last decade working as a side-man, experiencing new styles, and studying with the masters. Now, he has taken all he has learned and is applying it to his own group. Tracing the lineage of bebop into the contemporary, his compositions celebrate the city and honor nature. He is also the host of the Voice = Power Podcast in which he interviews visionaries of the Jazz world, pursuing the question: How does an artist find their voice?
website: nicholaskrolak.com
Instagram: Nicholas Krolak
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Dave Mattock
After a long hiatus from the recording studio, Dave Mattock returns in 2020 with the new album Funktap. Featuring all original material by Dave, this recording is the culmination of many years of writing and performance with Dave’s Tap Room Band. Over the course of hundreds of performances, the groups sound has evolved from its traditional 1960s jazz organ-trio roots into a unique style that incorporates the 90s jazz, hip-hop and rock that Dave was raised in. Funktap is a direct descendent of other bass-less jazz groups of the past twenty years, reminiscent of Joshua Redman’s Elastic Band, Chris Potter’s Underground, and Soulive. Intricate melodies, complex rhythms, and intelligent improvisation meld seamlessly with groove and emotion to create a perfect balance in Dave’s compositions. This is music that will keep the mind occupied and the body moving. Featuring Jason Herrmann on guitar and Josh Orlando on drums.
www.davemattock.com
www.taproomband.com
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Tammy Huynh
Tammy Huynh is a Vietnamese American vocalist and composer that aspires to write music that unites her unique, diverse personal and musical experiences into compelling narratives. She holds the importance of storytelling as paramount and strives to write music that is intelligent, approachable, and empathetic. Huynh received her B.M. in Jazz Studies, Vocal Performance from Temple University’s Honors College. She was initially accepted as a classical piano major but found herself more involved in and drawn to jazz. She had the privilege to study under noted jazz vocalist Sachal Vasandani and later, Sara Serpa. In 2019, Huynh was accepted to participate in the prestigious Banff Centre Jazz and Creative Music Program, led by Vijay Iyer and Tyshawn Sorrey.
Born out of her frustration from being a 20-something, naturally, she started a band. For better or worse, MỸ TÂM (pronounced “mee-thum”) is an indie pop band that combines jazz with new wave sensibilities. Each composition strives to reflect on the challenges of being a young woman and explores how to face these challenges with dignity. The band will be recording their first live album this upcoming Spring.
sunflowerintheeast.com
instagram: MỸ TÂM
facebook: MỸ TÂM
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Neil Podgurski
Neil Podgurski is a pianist and composer, and he began picking out familiar melodies on the piano by ear at age 3. Neil attended the New School in New York City on scholarship and studied with jazz greats, Reggie Workman, Jackie Byard, Joe Chambers, Gary Dial, Arnie Lawrence, Barry Harris and Jr. Mance. In 2005, he released his debut album, Revolutions, voted as a listeners’ favorite on WRTI in Philadelphia. In 2012, he released Nine Times One Hundred Thousand. In the spring 2020, will release a new collaboration with Chad Taylor and Brian Settles on Cuneiform Records titled with the Chad Taylor Trio. He will be releasing a trio recording with Matthew Parrish and Dan Monaghan later this year as well.
Neil has recorded as a sideman with Orrin Evans’ Captain Black Big Band, Tim Warfield, The Landham Brothers, Brian Settles’ Central Union, Mathew Clayton and Tom Tallisch. He has performed alongside Nicholas Payton, Eric Alexander, Stefan Harris, Terell Stafford, George Garzone, Frank Tiberi, David Schnitter, to name a few.
https://m.facebook.com/neil.podgurski
Neil Podgurski
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Tickets: $10 at the door Free Parking at the lot next door

Author Event: The Toni Morrison Book Club at Uncle Bobbies
2020-02-18 19:00 - 20:30 | Uncle Bobbie’s Bookstore, 5445 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19144, United States
Uncle Bobbies welcomes professors Juda Bennett, Winnifred Brown-Glaude, Cassandra Jackson, and Piper Kendrix Williams to talk about their powerful collaborative book.
In this startling group memoir, four friends—black and white, gay and straight, immigrant and American-born—use Toni Morrison’s novels as a springboard for intimate and revealing conversations about the problems of everyday racism and living whole in times of uncertainty. Tackling everything from first love and Soul Train to police brutality and the Black Lives Matter movement, the authors take up what it means to read collaboratively and to learn in public as an act of individual reckoning and social resistance.
This brilliant confessional offers a radical vision for book groups as sites of self-discovery and communal healing. The Toni Morrison Book Club insists that we find ourselves in fiction and proposes Morrison as the preeminent spiritual guide to our most difficult thoughts and ideas about American life.
Books will be available for purchase. Signing to follow the reading & discussion.

Author Event: Margaret Kimberley Prejudential, Black America & the Presidents
2020-02-20 19:00 - 20:30 | Uncle Bobbie’s Bookstore, 5445 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19144, United States
Uncle Bobbie’s invites you to this author talk with Margaret Kimberley about her book Prejudential, Black America and the Presidents.
“This book is an effort to shed light on the truth. . . . To the extent that our leaders embody aspects of who we are as a people, studying how each president has participated in our nation’s complicated and often shameful treatment of black people is as good a place as any to start.” — Margaret Kimberley from the Preface
PREJUDENTIAL is a concise, authoritative exploration of America’s relationship with race and black Americans through the lens of the presidents who have been elected to represent all of its people.
Throughout the history of the United States, numerous presidents have left their legacies as slaveholders, bigots, and inciters of racial violence, but were the ones generally regarded as more sympathetic to the plight and interests of black Americans—such as Lincoln, FDR, and Clinton—really much better? And what of all the presidents whose relationship with black America is not even considered in the pages of most history books? Over the course of 45 chapters—one for each president—Margaret Kimberley enlightens and informs readers about the attitudes and actions of the highest elected official in the country. By casting sunlight on an aspect of American history that is largely overlooked, Prejudential aims to increase awareness in a manner that will facilitate discussion and understanding.
“Margaret Kimberley gives us an intellectual gem of prophetic fire about all the U.S. presidents and their deep roots in the vicious legacy of white supremacy and predatory capitalism. Such truths seem more than most Americans can bear, though we ignore her words at our own peril!” — Cornel West, author of Race Matters
Books will be available for purchase. Signing to follow the discussion.

Meet the Artist David Lawrence at the October Gallery
2020-02-29 13:00 - 17:00 | October Gallery, 6353 Greene Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19144, United States
Original Art on Chairs
by David Lawrence
Sat. & Sun Feb. 29 & Mar. 1
October Gallery 6353 Greene Street Philly 19144
1 to 5 PM Admission Free
Meet the Artist

Germantown Photo Show opens at iMPeRFeCT Gallery
2020-02-29 18:00 - 21:00 | Imperfect Gallery on Gtn Avenue, 5539 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19144, United States

Meet artist David Lawrence at October Gallery
2020-03-01 13:00 - 17:00 | October Gallery, 6353 Greene Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19144, United States

Author Talk: Ruha Benjamin & Dorothy Roberts "Race After Technology:Abolitionist Tools for the New Jim Code"
2020-03-01 15:00 - 16:30 | Uncle Bobbie’s Bookstore, 5445 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19144, United States
Uncle Bobbie’s welcomes Ruha Benjamin, in conversation with Dorothy Roberts, to explore Race After Technology: Abolitionist Tools for the New Jim Code.
From everyday apps to complex algorithms, Ruha Benjamin cuts through tech-industry hype to understand how emerging technologies can reinforce White supremacy and deepen social inequity.
Benjamin argues that automation, far from being a sinister story of racist programmers scheming on the dark web, has the potential to hide, speed up, and deepen discrimination while appearing neutral and even benevolent when compared to the racism of a previous era. Presenting the concept of the “New Jim Code,” she shows how a range of discriminatory designs encode inequity by explicitly amplifying racial hierarchies; by ignoring but thereby replicating social divisions; or by aiming to fix racial bias but ultimately doing quite the opposite. Moreover, she makes a compelling case for race itself as a kind of technology, designed to stratify and sanctify social injustice in the architecture of everyday life.
This illuminating guide provides conceptual tools for decoding tech promises with sociologically informed skepticism. In doing so, it challenges us to question not only the technologies we are sold but also the ones we ourselves manufacture.
Books will be available for purchase. Signing to follow the reading & discussion.
“Race After Technology is a brilliant, beautifully argued, engagingly written, and groundbreaking work. Ruha Benjamin is that rare scholar whose sophisticated understanding of science and technology is matched by her deep knowledge of race and racialization. Here she guides us into fresh terrain for understanding and tackling the persistence of racial inequality. This book should be read by everyone committed to creating a more just world.”

Blue Monday at La Rose Jazz Club
2020-03-02 18:30 - 21:30 | La Rose Jazz Club, 5531 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19144, United States
Enjoy this neighborhood jazz spot alone or with friends.
Tony Williams and his wonderful quartet: Aaron Graves & Dave Posmontier, keyboard, Mike Boone, bass, Craig McIver, percussion and Tony Williams and friends on saxophone.
Free parking on street and in rear parking lot.
Dinner available.

Jack St Clair & his l7 piece orchestra at La Rose Jazz Club
2020-03-05 19:30 - 22:00 | La Rose Jazz Club, 5531 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia,PA, PA, 19144, United States
Jack St Clair & his l7 piece orchestra at La Rose Jazz Club

7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
$10 – $15

The Jack Saint Clair Orchestra is a 17-piece musical organization. You can hear them every 1st Thursday of the month at LaRose Jazz Club, 7:30pm -10pm. Enjoy their new cocktail menu . Dinner available.

Free parking in rear lot or on street.

Admissions is $15 and $10 with Student ID

Artist Talk: Barbara Bullock in conversation at the Woodmere Art Museum
2020-03-07 15:00 - 16:00 | Woodmere Art Museum, 9201 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19118, United States
Lecture: In Conversation: Susanna W. Gold and Barbara Bullock
Susanna W. Gold PhD, art historian, independent curator, and curator of Africa in Philadelphia; Barbara Bullock, artist

Join Susanna W. Gold, PhD, and Barbara Bullock in a conversation about Bullock’s art and experiences at the Ile-Ife Black Humanitarian Center in North Philadelphia in the 1970s. There, Bullock interacted with artists Charles Searles and Twins Seven-Seven and was the director of the art department from 1971 to 1975, building a strong community arts program. The conversation will include a discussion about the artists’ connections to Africa in the development of their artistic voices.

Author Linda Sarsour, "We Are Not Here To Be Bystanders" at Uncle Bobbies
2020-03-09 19:00 - 21:00 | First United Methodist Church of Germantown, 6001 Germantown Avenue , Philadelphia, PA, 19144, United States
Uncle Bobbie’s welcomes Linda Sarsour, co-organizer of the Women’s March, in sharing how growing up Palestinian Muslim American, feminist, and empowered moved her to become a globally recognized activist on behalf of marginalized communities across the country. In conversation with Marc Lamont Hill.
On a chilly spring morning in Brooklyn, nineteen-year-old Linda Sarsour stared at her reflection, dressed in a hijab for the first time. She saw in the mirror the woman she was growing to be—a young Muslim American woman unapologetic in her faith and her activism, who would discover her innate sense of justice in the aftermath of 9/11. Now heralded for her award-winning leadership of the Women’s March on Washington, in We Are Not Here to Be Bystanders Linda Sarsour offers a poignant story of community and family.
From the Brooklyn bodega her father owned, where Linda learned the real meaning of intersectionality, to protests in the streets of Washington, DC, Linda’s experience as a daughter of Palestinian immigrants is a moving portrayal of what it means to find one’s voice and use it for the good of others. We follow Linda as she learns the tenets of successful community organizing, and through decades of fighting for racial, economic, gender, and social justice as she becomes one of the most recognized activists in the nation. We also see her honoring her grandmother’s dying wish, protecting her children, building resilient friendships, and mentoring others even as she loses her first mentor in a tragic accident. Throughout, she inspires readers to take action as she reaffirms that we are not here to be bystanders.
In his foreword to the book, Harry Belafonte writes of Linda, “While we may not have made it to the Promised Land, my peers and I, my brothers and sisters in liberation can rest easy that the future is in the hands of leaders like Linda Sarsour. I have often said to Linda that she embodies the principle and purpose of another great Muslim leader, brother Malcolm X.”
***Books will be available for purchase. Get your copy signed by the author after the Q&A!***

Tea with Frederick Douglass at Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion
2020-03-20 19:00 - 20:30 | Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion, Tulepehocken & Greene Sts, Philadelphia, PA, 19144, United States
In 1844, at the age of 26, Frederick Douglass was invited by abolitionists to speak on the lawn of Independence Hall. Douglass had a natural connection with Philadelphia as this was the first Northern city he came to upon his escape. It is a testament to Douglass’ courage that he came to Philadelphia, so close to his old master’s state of Maryland, to give this speech
In March 2020 Douglass will return to Philadelphia in a one man show based on one of his most famous speeches.Audience members will have the opportunity to watch and participate as Douglass struggles with the concept of “independence” as it applies to enslaved Africans.
Written and directed by Shav’on Smith
Friday, March 20, 2020 at 7:00 pm
Saturday, March 21, 2020 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
Friday, March 27, 2020 at 7:00 pm
Saturday, March 28, 2020 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
Tickets are $30 / $25 for members / $15 for residents with 19144 zip code
For tickets call 215-438-1861 or buy tickets online
Tea with Frederick Douglass is brought to you by a generous grant from PNC Arts Alive!

PRISM QUARTET : Mending Wall
2020-03-21 20:00 - 21:30 | Goodhart Hall,Macpherson Auditorium, 150 N.Merion Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA, United States
Germantown’s Matt Levy and his PRISM QUARTET

Mending Wall
World Premiere

Co-Presented by
Bryn Mawr College Performing Arts Series
and PRISM Quartet, Inc.
March 21, 8 PM
March 22, 3 PM
Bryn Mawr College
Goodhart Hall, McPherson Auditorium
150 N. Merion Ave. | Bryn Mawr, PA
Co-Presented by
Roulette and PRISM Quartet, Inc.

Soprano Tony Arnold

This March, the PRISM Quartet celebrates its 35th anniversary season with Mending Wall, arguably its most ambitious project.
Named after the 1914 poem by Robert Frost, Mending Wall is a fully staged concert exploring the meaning of walls in our world by giving musical form to questions about identity, community, division, and freedom. Soprano Tony Arnold and pianist Arturo O’Farrill join the PRISM Quartet in world premiere performances of works by four visionary composers—Martin Bresnick, George Lewis, Juri Seo, and O’Farrill—who take inspiration from poetry by Frost, Keorapetse Kgositsile, Waly Salomão, and Guillermo Gómez-Peña. Mending Wall is directed by Jorinde Keesmaat with lighting design by Aaron Copp.

Stage Director Jorinde Keesmaat and Lighting Designer Aaron Copp

“Walls are a foundational part of our world: they have mythical and poetic resonance, but also material consequences,” noted Matthew Levy, executive and co-artistic director of the PRISM Quartet. “The project began as a response to the idea of a wall as a dehumanizing force. Although America’s current zeal for wall-building has counterparts throughout history and across the globe, it represents a specific failure of imagination. As artists, we’re called to build another kind of structure: a collaborative experiment that restores mystery, complexity, and generosity to our encounters with one another. Mending Wall amplifies a range of musical and poetic voices; Our hope is that the project will illuminate and help us to confront and mend fractures in our human community.”

Composers George Lewis, Arturo O’Farrill, Juri Seo, and Martin Bresnick

Martin Bresnick’s commission, Mending Time, is inspired by the contradictions in Frost’s poem “Mending Wall,” in which two neighbors meet yearly to rebuild the structure separating their farms. Bresnick writes, “According to Frost we are trapped and doomed by fences to eternal contact and inevitable alienation. But what if the walls between us were made of music?”
In Where Her Eye Sits, George Lewis set texts examining the legacy of Apartheid by the late South African poet and activist Keorapetse Kgositsile. The piece joins PRISM and soprano Tony Arnold “to link a coloratura’s sonic sensibility with the saxophone’s evocation of South African popular music via mbube-like orchestration.”
Juri Seo‘s work, Unsung Lullaby, is inspired by Algaravi: Echo Chamber, a volume of poetry by Syrian-Brazilian writer Waly Salomão that explores the dual meaning of “echo chamber”— the figurative connotation that’s ubiquitous in our politics/media, and its older (and literal) meaning, a walled space that repeats, amplifies, and distorts sounds.
Arturo O’Farrill’s Something to declare? (yeah, fuck your wall) is based on “Freefalling Toward a Borderless Future” by Guillermo Gomez Peña and son jarocho, a Mexican song form with a lead trovador voice supported by jaranas (guitar-like instruments), which PRISM’s saxophones approximate. His piece draws upon the rich political/cultural underpinnings of Fandango Fronterizo, an annual festival on both sides of the San Diego/Tijuana border fence.
We invite you to visit the Mending Wall Website to learn more about the project. The site includes artist statements from our stage director and composers, information about Mending Wall poets, a project blog, ticketing links, and much more.

Visit the Mending Wall Website For Tickets/Info

PRISM Quartet

Photo by Ara Howrani

Hailed by Chamber Music magazine for “pioneering achievements of the highest order,” the PRISM Quartet has performed in Carnegie Hall on the Making Music Series, in Alice Tully Hall with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, and throughout Latin America, China, and Russia under the auspices of the United States Information Agency and USArtists International. PRISM has also been presented to critical acclaim as soloists with the Detroit Symphony and Cleveland Orchestra, and conducted residencies at the nation’s leading conservatories, including the Curtis Institute of Music and the Oberlin Conservatory. Two-time recipients of the Chamber Music America/ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming, PRISM has commissioned nearly 300 works, many by internationally celebrated composers, including Pulitzer Prize-winners Julia Wolfe, William Bolcom, Jennifer Higdon, Zhou Long, and Bernard Rands; MacArthur “Genius” Award recipients Tyshawn Sorey, Bright Sheng, and Miguel Zenón; and United States Artists Fellow Susie Ibarra. PRISM’s discography includes releases on Albany, ECM, innova, Koch, Naxos, BMOP/Sound, New Dynamic, New Focus, and its own label, XAS Records. The Fifth Century, PRISM’s ECM recording with The Crossing under Donald Nally, was awarded a 2018 Grammy for Best Choral Performance. In 2016, PRISM was named by its alma mater, the University of Michigan, as the first recipient of the Christopher Kendall Award in recognition of its work in “collaboration, entrepreneurship, and community engagement.” The PRISM Quartet plays Selmer saxophones and mouthpieces exclusively. PRISM Quartet members are Timothy McAllister, Zachary Shemon, Matthew Levy, and Taimur Sullivan.

Rhiannon, Gillis & Habgood: Live improvised art as a trio at Rittenhouse Soundworks
2020-05-16 20:00 - 21:30 | Rittenhouse Soundworks Studios, 219 W. Rittenhouse St, Philadelphia, PA, 19144, United States
in concert MAY 16 Rhiannon, Margie Gillis and Laurence Hobgood

Margie Gillis, Laurence Hobgood and Rhiannon create live improvised art as a trio, in various duo combinations and as soloists. The concert experience unfolds as each artist – in the spirit of the moment -breaths, “yes, and…”
SAT . MAY 16, 2020 8:00PM
Tix: $35.00

Kathryn Pannepacker & Keisha Whatley on 92.9FM at 1pm
2020-06-19 13:00 - 14:00 | 92.9 FM
DON’T MISS
KATHRYN PANNEPACKER, textile and community artist
KEISHA WHATLEY, painter and artist entrepreneur
Poetry Interlude: Nzadi Keita

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City-wide Juneteenth Festival-virtual
2020-06-20 12:00 - 17:00 | PA
Tune in to the 2020 Virtual Philadelphia Juneteenth Festival

When:Saturday, June 20, noon – 5 p.m.

Juneteenth in Philly: 10+ Things to Watch, Listen & Explore

Barbara Bullock at the Woodmere: Virtual Tour
2020-09-02 14:00 - 15:30 | Woodmere Art Museum, 9201 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19118, United States
S e p t e m b e r

Wed
2

Virtual Tour of Africa in the Arts of Philadelphia

Join Woodmere docent, Bonnie Brown, for an online celebration of color and imagination in the work of Barbara Bullock, Charles Searles, and Twins Seven-Seven. This event will be offered through Zoom and registration is required.

Registrants will receive a confirmation email containing the Zoom meeting link.

$10 (FREE for members) | 2pm | Click here to register.

Mon
7

Labor Day: Africa in the Arts of Philadelphia Closes

The exhibition, described as an “explosion of life” by Philadelphia Inquirer’s art critic Thomas Hine, closes on Labor Day, Monday, September 7. The museum will be open 10am-5pm, so don’t miss the opportunity to see the work of Barbara Bullock, Charles Searles, and Twins Seven-Seven.

Click here to reserve tickets

Celebration of G-town poets and musicians: Creative Voice of G-town
2020-09-04 14:00 - 15:00 | 92.9 FM
Hear them all as Alex Morgan hosts: Ursula Rucker, Steve Giordano, Craig McIver, Tony Miceli, Monnette Sudler and many more

Celebration of our music and poetry: Creative Voice of G-town
2020-09-05 13:00 - 14:00 | 92.9 FM

Virtual program at Ebenezer: Julian Francis Abele-African American Architect
2020-09-12 13:00 - 14:30 | Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion, Tulepehocken & Greene Sts, Philadelphia, PA, 19144, United States
Join us for what promises to be a fascinating
presentation with Q & A about
Julian Francis Abele – African American Architect
Saturday, September 12, at 1:00 pm
Join us virtually via ZOOM
Tickets at https://ebenezermaxwellmansion.org/interactiveqa/

Julian Francis Abele – African American Architect
DuRay Montague, lover of 19th-century architecture, a neighbor of Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion, and Mansion board member, hosts a fascinating presentation about the life and work of Julian Francis Abele followed by a Q & A. Abele was one of the most notable alumni of the Institute for Colored Youth. Abele was a prominent African-American architect and chief designer in the offices of Horace Trumbauer. He contributed to the design of more than 400 buildings, including the Widener Memorial Library at Harvard University, Philadelphia’s Central Library, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. If you love Philadelphia’s architectural heritage and Black history, do not miss this fantastic presentation and discussion.
Join us on Saturday, September 12 at 1:00 pm for Montague’s illustrated presentation followed by a live Q & A via ZOOM. Advance reservations are required. Cost: $6, Member Cost: $4 You must enroll by 10:00 am the day of the event. ZOOM sign-in information will be sent via email.
Saturday, September 12, at 1:00 pm
Cost: $6; Member cost: $4 – Reservations are required.
https://ebenezermaxwellmansion.org/interactiveqa

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Andrew Christman opening at Awbury Arboretum
2020-09-17 18:30 - 20:30 | Awbury Arboretum, 1 Awbury Road, Philadelphia, PA, 19138, United States
Join Andrew Christman for a special, long-awaited, socially distanced reception of his exhibition of recent works.
There will be individually packaged treats and cider, musical guests to feed your spirit, and a fun, autumn-inspired art project to create before or after you take your turn to take an intimate view of the artwork in the Cope House gallery.
As always, you are encouraged to enjoy the grounds as part of your experience.
Only 50 tickets are available for this event. Ticket holders can attend the outdoor portion for the whole two hours, but entry to the gallery will be timed for either 6:30 to 7:30 PM, or 7:30 to 8:30 PM.
This exhibition will be on display through September 2020.
This event is FREE. Registration is required.
Location: the Cope House, 1 Awbury Rd, Phila, PA 19138

Ursula Rucker & Anthony Carlos Molden on 92.9FM
2020-09-19 14:00 - 15:00 | 92.9 FM
Two wonderful G-town based artists share their experiences with us on Creative Voice of Germantown. Plus ODE TO PHILADELPHIA, a soundscape featuring Ursula Rucker, will fill the airwaves.

Julie Rainbow talks about the Second Great Migration at Ebenezer-ZOOM
2020-09-26 13:00 - 14:00 | Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion, Tulepehocken & Greene Sts, Philadelphia, PA, 19144, United States
Join social activist and artist, Julie Rainbow, for her talk about the Second Great Migration followed by a live Q & A via ZOOM
Philadelphia’s rich cultural history will be celebrated through the immersive, multifaceted storytelling experience of migration, stories that are relevant to generations of families that are old and new residents of the City. African Americans who arrived in Philadelphia from the South during the Second Great Migration (1940-1970) changed the fabric of the City of Brotherly Love. Many of those who braved the difficult journey found sanctuary in the city’s well-established faith communities and growing cultural life. African American churches facilitated the passage for those coming to the Delaware Valley and became centers of community life and political activism. By exploring relevant humanities themes, Journey to Sanctuary seeks to add to the scholarship and visually share the story of the lesser-documented Second Wave of the Great Migration, which was larger and more diverse than the First Wave. The project’s themes examine how second-wave migrants, their descendants, and existing Philadelphia residents navigated the explosive population growth; clash of cultures; diverse opportunities and threats; the cultural renaissance and political activism precipitated by the migration.
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